Picture taken on November 5, 2012 shows Czech fully-tattooed artist and drama professor Vladimir Franz as he announces the collection of 88,388 signatures to become eligible for the Czech presidential elections 2013, in Prague, Czech Republic. Despite having no political track record, Franz is running third among nine contenders, according to some opinion polls. "The world of art gives you the capacity to speak authentically about things, you're not infected with the newspeak that people are so fed up with these days," Franz told AFP. MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images

Picture taken on November 5, 2012 shows Czech fully-tattooed artist and drama professor Vladimir Franz react as he stands in front of supporters, cheering as he announces the collection of 88,388 signatures to become eligible for the Czech presidential elections 2013, in Prague, Czech Republic. Despite having no political track record, Franz is running third among nine contenders, according to some opinion polls. "The world of art gives you the capacity to speak authentically about things, you're not infected with the newspeak that people are so fed up with these days," Franz told AFP. MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images

Picture taken on November 5, 2012 shows Czech fully-tattooed artist and drama professor Vladimir Franz as he announces the collection of 88,388 signatures to become eligible for the Czech presidential elections 2013, in Prague, Czech Republic. Despite having no political track record, Franz is running third among nine contenders, according to some opinion polls. "The world of art gives you the capacity to speak authentically about things, you're not infected with the newspeak that people are so fed up with these days," Franz told MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images

Picture taken on November 5, 2012 shows Czech fully-tattooed artist and drama professor Vladimir Franz poses in front of carton boards announcing his collection of 88,388 signatures to become eligible for the Czech presidential elections 2013, in Prague, Czech Republic. Despite having no political track record, Franz is running third among nine contenders, according to some opinion polls. "The world of art gives you the capacity to speak authentically about things, you're not infected with the newspeak that people are so fed up with these days," Franz told AFP. MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images

Czech presidential candidates Milos Zeman (L) and Vladimir Franz chat before a final televised debate in Prague January 10, 2013. The first ever direct presidential election in Czech Republic starts on January 11, to replace the outgoing president Vaclav Klaus. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Presidential candidate Vladimir Franz is seen on a screen as he attends the pre-election's TV debate with (L-R) Zuzana Roithova, Jan Fischer, Jana Bobosikova, Tatana Fischerova, Premysl Sobotka, Milos Zeman, Jiri Dientsbier and Karel Schwarzenberg on January 10, 2013 in Prague. The first Czech direct presidential election will be held on January 11-12, 2013. MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images

Photos: Tattooed Czech presidential candidate Vladimir Franz

Fully-tattooed artist and drama professor Vladimir Franz is a candidate for the upcoming Czech Republic presidential elections 2013. "The world of art gives you the capacity to speak authentically about things, you're not infected with the newspeak that people are so fed up with these days," Franz told AFP when he announced his candidacy in November.